UNION COUNTY, NJ — Which heavyweight will prevail? Will it be fourth-seeded Elizabeth High School for the first time since 2004? How about top-seeded Plainfield High School for the first time since 2012 and only the second time since 1979? Second-seeded Roselle Catholic High School was the last team to repeat, winning its last two […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Who gets the top seed for the upcoming boys basketball Union County Tournament? That’s a good question. As the first week in February commenced a few days ago, you could have considered Plainfield, Roselle Catholic or Elizabeth high schools, based on regular season results so far. Elizabeth split Union County Conference–Watchung […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — A decade of dominance. No school has ever pinned down the wrestling Union County Tournament the way the Cranford Cougars have. Since winning the championship in 2015, no school other than Cranford High School has managed to capture the team title. At the 49th annual UCT at Union High School’s Louis […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit High School’s football team had a season much better than its final 5-4 record. The No. 1 premise in that argument is that, after a 4-0 start, which included double-digit wins against eventual playoff teams Hillside and Cranford high schools, the Hilltoppers ran into one of the toughest schedules in all […]
CRANFORD, NJ — One of the best football rivalries in Union County that has emerged the last 15 years is Summit High School vs. Cranford High School. It might be the best. They began playing each other in 2009 and it really didn’t become a rivalry until Cranford finally beat the Hilltoppers in 2014, after […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County will be well represented when the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoffs commence this weekend. For several weeks, 10 of the 17 football-playing schools in Union County were on their way to making the grade. Now it’s official. Elizabeth–Frank J. Cicarell Academy, Plainfield and Linden high schools […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Here it is, the final week of the regular season before the football playoffs commence. This is one of the most exciting weeks of high school sports during the course of the entire school year, as we are about to find out which teams make the grade and what seed they […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two Union County squads captured their first triumphs. Another one came oh so close. The only undefeated team remaining in the county made a valiant comeback effort in the second half that just fell short. Week Six was an interesting one concerning Union County football squads that were seeking to strengthen […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Week Six of the 2024 high school football season here in Union County is spread out among three days because of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, beginning on Friday, Oct. 11, and ending Saturday, Oct. 12. There are six games on Thursday, Oct. 10, six more on Friday, Oct. 11, […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Sometimes when going up against a tougher opponent, this time an arch rival, you have to put it out of your mind that another 40 points is going to be automatic. Summit High School found that out right away against Cranford High School when its first attempt at scoring sailed wide left. […]